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LoVecchio to start at Minn.

By Gavin Lesnick · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 2:13 a.m.

There will be no quarterback controversy on the IU football team. Not this week, anyway. When asked at his weekly press conference Tuesday if backup quarterback Graeme McFarland might get into a series of downs in IU's game at Minnesota Saturday, coach Gerry DiNardo was clear and direct.

Youngsters get chance to play in Memorial Stadium

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 2:12 a.m.

Monroe County Youth Football competed in a new venue Monday as the American Football League played its championship game at the IU Memorial Stadium. The AFL consists of over 600 8- to 10-year-old boys from Monroe County. The coaches said it gives the boys a chance to learn discipline and to learn the game of football.

Receiver hauls in record

By Gavin Lesnick · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 2:12 a.m.

Walking across the Memorial Stadium field on game days brings back memories for Courtney Roby. The junior wide receiver remembers coming to IU regularly when he was seven years old to see his uncle -- former IU wideout Rob Turner -- play on Saturdays.

Road trips take team down south

By Scott Lipsky · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 2:11 a.m.

The men's swimming and diving team begins a string of four road meets when they square off today against Kentucky, and then head to Tennessee to face the Volunteers Saturday. The Hoosiers are coming off an impressive 164-116 home victory against Evansville to open up the season, but are weary of the tougher competition the Kentucky and Tennessee squads hold for them.

Home dual meet features Notre Dame

By Chris Hopper · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 2:07 a.m.

The IU women's swimming and diving team will face off tonight with No. 17 Notre Dame at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center. This will be the second dual meet of the season for IU.

Bowden down to the master?

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 2:06 a.m.

Florida State's 48-24 win over Wake Forest Saturday was both ordinary and extraordinary. It was ordinary in that once again, the Seminoles routed an outmanned ACC opponent. It was extraordinary in that Bobby Bowden became the all-time winningest coach in Division I-A college football history with victory No. 339. Bowden passed Penn State's Joe Paterno, whose team lost at Iowa. Paterno is also active, although with the way Penn State has played this season, calling Paterno "active" is somewhat like calling Ted Williams active. Or Pope John Paul II.

Casino waiting for vote

By Kourtney Schepman · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 1:38 a.m.

By Nov. 4, Indiana's 11th casino could be approved for construction in Orange County. Approval for the riverboat casino, which includes the towns of French Lick, Orleans, Paoli and West Baden Springs, is set to be located between French Lick and West Baden. A referendum is pending on whether a gambling establishment should be placed there. French Lick and West Baden, famous for their picturesque scenery and historic hotels, are deeply divided over the establishment of a new riverboat gambling hall. The economically-struggling county has been polarized over the pending construction of the casino that would be docked between two hotels struggling for solid business.

A flurry of furry tails

By Maura Halpern · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 1:36 a.m.

You're walking to class, enjoying IU's colorful fall foliage, when out of nowhere a cluster of acorns falls from above. A furry tail flickers as it jets down the tree trunk and a frantic brown fox squirrel begins to dig for more seeds and nuts beneath a blanket of fallen leaves. This scene is commonplace on IU's wooded campus, where many squirrels make their home. Michele Risinger, a first-year graduate student, said she has experienced this situation before.

Riley patients ready for Marathon

By Alex Pappas · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 1:29 a.m.

For the past 13 years, IU Dance Marathon has worked to raise money for the kids of the Ryan White Infectious Disease Center at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis.

Suspected drug dealer arrested

By Brandon Morley and Brandon S Morley · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 1:29 a.m.

The IU Police Department arrested the same student on two separate occasions last week, both on felony drug charges relating to an ecstacy lab the student volunteered to show police.

Wells informant takes the stand

By Mitch Blacher · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 1:29 a.m.

Monroe County Councilman Scott Wells' defensive team of David Colman and Elizabeth Cure began their presentation in support of Wells Wednesday. Colman questioned Bud Bernitt, the Bloomington resident who initially reported Wells to the Indiana State Police.

Agreement made on foreign aid package

By Alyson Brodsy and Ken Guggenheim · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 1:29 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Congressional negotiators agreed Wednesday on an $87.5 billion aid package for Iraq and Afghanistan that meets a White House demand that none of the money be provided as loans.

Husband's lawyers challenge law's constitutionality

By Alyson Brodsy and Mitch Stacy · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 1:29 a.m.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The husband of a severely brain-damaged woman on Wednesday challenged the legality of a hastily passed state law empowering Gov. Jeb Bush to keep her alive.

Around the arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 12:47 a.m.

Kid Kazooey and the BallRoom Roustabouts will perform their annual "All Hallow's Eve Ruckus" at 6 p.m. tonight at the John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium.

'Sweeps' give hope to networks

By Alyson Brodsy and David Bauder · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 12:46 a.m.

NEW YORK -- If Ronald Reagan, Jessica Lynch, Elizabeth Smart, Britney Spears and Andy Griffith can't save the television networks this season, maybe nothing can.

Cast of 'Fame' surprises and delights

By Meredith Hahn · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 12:45 a.m.

"Fame" came to the IU Auditorium Tuesday and Wednesday, and with it came an interesting night of ups and downs. Through the show, the audience had the chance to see four years in the lives of a group of high school students attending a performing arts school in the early 1980s.

Museum to celebrate Halloween

By Alex Moore · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 12:45 a.m.

The Mathers Museum of World Cultures will celebrate Halloween with Family Fun Fest, featuring a variety of crafts, storytelling and hands-on activities, from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday. This is the ninth Family Fun Fest, said Abbie Anderson, the Curator of Education at the museum, who is in charge of the event.

Illusionist makes repeat performance

By Jessica Dalsing · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 12:44 a.m.

Combining mime, music and magic, Bradley Fields' Magic Theatre and Illusion Show debuts at 7 p.m. Halloween night at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Ceramics, mixed media on display at local gallery

By Mike Carey · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 12:43 a.m.

The functional ceramics of Scott Cooper and the mixed media work of John Ford will be exhibited at The Gallery, 109 E. Sixth St., until Friday.

Writer's paradise

By -Jenny Kobiela · Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 12:43 a.m.

Recent IU graduate Kit Willihnganz has been creating stories for as long as she can remember, dictating her tales to her family until she could write for herself. She has written nine novels -- finishing her first at age 14 -- as well as many short stories. So when a friend from school mentioned a Web-based event called National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, Willinhganz decided to give it a shot.